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<blockquote data-quote="diesel96" data-source="post: 324857" data-attributes="member: 9859"><p style="text-align: center"></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">Obama and Clinton care about the same issues and have obviously worked together on a lot of legislation, whatever Sen. Clinton's campaign may imply. She is a frequent cosponsor on his bills, and he on hers. Although Clinton and Mcbush I mean McClain had voting similarities pre 2005, that is not the case three years later. I guess running for President flip-flops your outlook on life and issues, to retain some form of party popularity.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><u>The 2008 Presidential Candidates on the Issues</u></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Support Roe v Wade-----McCain N Clinton Y Obama Y</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Support the Death Penalty-----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama Y</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No Child Left Behind----- McCain Y Clinton Y Obama <span style="color: #993300">undecided</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Embrionic Stem Cell Research-----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama Y</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Drilling in ANWAR----- McCain N Clinton N Obama N</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Support Kyoto Treaty -----McCain N Clinton Y Obama Y</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Assault Weapons Ban -----McCain N Clinton Y Obama Y</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gun Background Check -----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama Y</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Patriot Act -----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama Y</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Guantanamo-----McCain N Clinton N Obama N</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Torture -----McCain N Clinton N Obama N</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wiretapping -----McCain N Clinton N Obama N</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Border Fence -----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama Y</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Military Action Iran -----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama <span style="color: #993300">mixed</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iraq War -----McCain Y Clinton <span style="color: #993300">Y to N</span> Obama N</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Troop Surge -----McCain Y Clinton N Obama N</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iraq Withdrawl -----McCain N Clinton <span style="color: #993300">phased</span> Obama <span style="color: #993300">phased</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Minimum Wage increase -----McCain N Clinton Y Obama Y</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Same Sex Marriage -----McCain N Clinton N Obama N</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Civil Unions -----McCain <span style="color: #993300">states' right</span> Clinton Y Obama Y</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Constitutional Ban Same Sex -----McCain N Clinton N Obama N</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Universal Health Care -----McCain N Clinton Y Obama Y</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">Correlation among candidates:</p><p></p><p>McCain and Clinton agree on 13 issues</p><p>McCain and Obama agree on 11 issues</p><p>Clinton and Obama agree on 19 issues</p><p>McCain, Clinton, and Obama agree on 11 issues</p><p></p><p><strong>Executive Summary: Analysis of Clinton, McCain, and Obama’s Voting Histories</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Barack Obama is the least responsible</em> of the three, missing 18% of his votes. <em>Hillary is the most responsible</em>, only missing 9% of her roll calls.</p><p><em>Clinton and Obama cast the same vote 92%</em> of the time.</p><p>In 299 opportunities, <em>McCain and Clinton voted the same almost half the time</em>.</p><p>The three candidates were all present for the same roll call 191 times. <em>29% of the time they all voted the same way</em> — either all for or all against the issue at hand.</p><p>Before 2005, McCain and Clinton voted the same 73% of the time. <em>Since 2005, McCain’s voting record has changed dramatically.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Barack Obama and John McCain are <em>31% similar</em> </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are <em>94% similar</em> </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>John McCain and Hillary Clinton are <em>47% similar</em> </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diesel96, post: 324857, member: 9859"] [CENTER][/CENTER] [CENTER]Obama and Clinton care about the same issues and have obviously worked together on a lot of legislation, whatever Sen. Clinton's campaign may imply. She is a frequent cosponsor on his bills, and he on hers. Although Clinton and Mcbush I mean McClain had voting similarities pre 2005, that is not the case three years later. I guess running for President flip-flops your outlook on life and issues, to retain some form of party popularity.[/CENTER] [CENTER][U]The 2008 Presidential Candidates on the Issues[/U][/CENTER] [LIST] [*]Support Roe v Wade-----McCain N Clinton Y Obama Y [*]Support the Death Penalty-----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama Y [*]No Child Left Behind----- McCain Y Clinton Y Obama [COLOR=#993300]undecided[/COLOR] [*]Embrionic Stem Cell Research-----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama Y [*]Drilling in ANWAR----- McCain N Clinton N Obama N [*]Support Kyoto Treaty -----McCain N Clinton Y Obama Y [*]Assault Weapons Ban -----McCain N Clinton Y Obama Y [*]Gun Background Check -----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama Y [*]Patriot Act -----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama Y [*]Guantanamo-----McCain N Clinton N Obama N [*]Torture -----McCain N Clinton N Obama N [*]Wiretapping -----McCain N Clinton N Obama N [*]Border Fence -----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama Y [*]Military Action Iran -----McCain Y Clinton Y Obama [COLOR=#993300]mixed[/COLOR] [*]Iraq War -----McCain Y Clinton [COLOR=#993300]Y to N[/COLOR] Obama N [*]Troop Surge -----McCain Y Clinton N Obama N [*]Iraq Withdrawl -----McCain N Clinton [COLOR=#993300]phased[/COLOR] Obama [COLOR=#993300]phased[/COLOR] [*]Minimum Wage increase -----McCain N Clinton Y Obama Y [*]Same Sex Marriage -----McCain N Clinton N Obama N [*]Civil Unions -----McCain [COLOR=#993300]states' right[/COLOR] Clinton Y Obama Y [*]Constitutional Ban Same Sex -----McCain N Clinton N Obama N [*]Universal Health Care -----McCain N Clinton Y Obama Y [/LIST] [CENTER]Correlation among candidates:[/CENTER] McCain and Clinton agree on 13 issues McCain and Obama agree on 11 issues Clinton and Obama agree on 19 issues McCain, Clinton, and Obama agree on 11 issues [B]Executive Summary: Analysis of Clinton, McCain, and Obama’s Voting Histories[/B] [I]Barack Obama is the least responsible[/I] of the three, missing 18% of his votes. [I]Hillary is the most responsible[/I], only missing 9% of her roll calls. [I]Clinton and Obama cast the same vote 92%[/I] of the time. In 299 opportunities, [I]McCain and Clinton voted the same almost half the time[/I]. The three candidates were all present for the same roll call 191 times. [I]29% of the time they all voted the same way[/I] — either all for or all against the issue at hand. Before 2005, McCain and Clinton voted the same 73% of the time. [I]Since 2005, McCain’s voting record has changed dramatically.[/I] [B]Barack Obama and John McCain are [I]31% similar[/I] [/B] [B]Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are [I]94% similar[/I] [/B] [B]John McCain and Hillary Clinton are [I]47% similar[/I] [/B] [/QUOTE]
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